Ramzi Yousef
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Ramzi Yousef is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramzi Yousef canonical | 11 |
| Ramzi Ahmed Yousef | 2 |
| Ramzi Mohammed Yousef | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2110003 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ramzi Yousef Context triple: [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, relative, Ramzi Yousef]
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A.
Khaled al-Hassan
Khaled al-Hassan was a Palestinian politician and founding leader of the Fatah movement who played a key role in shaping modern Palestinian nationalism.
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B.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is a Pakistani Islamist militant and senior al-Qaeda member widely regarded as the chief planner of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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C.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Abdullah Azzam
Abdullah Azzam was a Palestinian Islamist scholar and militant ideologue widely regarded as a key spiritual founder of modern global jihadism and an early mentor to Osama bin Laden.
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E.
Saif al-Islam
Saif al-Islam is a Libyan political figure and son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role during and after the 2011 Libyan civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ramzi Yousef Target entity description: Ramzi Yousef is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
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A.
Khaled al-Hassan
Khaled al-Hassan was a Palestinian politician and founding leader of the Fatah movement who played a key role in shaping modern Palestinian nationalism.
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B.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is a Pakistani Islamist militant and senior al-Qaeda member widely regarded as the chief planner of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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C.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Abdullah Azzam
Abdullah Azzam was a Palestinian Islamist scholar and militant ideologue widely regarded as a key spiritual founder of modern global jihadism and an early mentor to Osama bin Laden.
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E.
Saif al-Islam
Saif al-Islam is a Libyan political figure and son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role during and after the 2011 Libyan civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist militant
ⓘ
person ⓘ terrorist ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim
ⓘ
Ramzi Mohammed Yousef ⓘ
linked to:
Ramzi Yousef
Ramzi Yusuf ⓘ |
| arrestedBy |
Pakistani authorities
ⓘ
U.S. authorities ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. federal agencies
|
| arrestedIn |
Islamabad, Pakistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamabad
|
| arrestedOn | 1995-02-07 ⓘ |
| attackCasualties |
6 people killed in 1993 World Trade Center bombing
ⓘ
over 1000 people injured in 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
| attackMethod | truck bomb ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
conspiracy to bomb U.S. airliners
ⓘ
conspiracy to bomb the World Trade Center ⓘ |
| citizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
1993 World Trade Center bombing
ⓘ
Bojinka plot-related terrorism charges ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 1997-11-12 ⓘ |
| countryOfTrial |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfAttack | 1993 World Trade Center bombing: 1993-02-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-04-27 ⓘ |
| education | studied electrical engineering in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enteredCountryFrom | Pakistan ⓘ |
| enteredCountryUsingFalsePassport |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| enteredCountryVia | John F. Kennedy International Airport ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Pakistani Baluch
ⓘ
linked to:
Baloch people
|
| extraditedTo |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| familyRelation | nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramzi Yousef
|
| ideology | militant Islamism ⓘ |
| incarceratedAt | ADX Florence ⓘ |
| incarceratedIn |
Colorado, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado
|
| locationOfAttack |
World Trade Center, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
World Trade Center
|
| motive | retaliation against U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East ⓘ |
| notableFor |
masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
ⓘ
planning the Bojinka plot ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | expressed lack of remorse at sentencing for World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kuwait ⓘ |
| plannedAttack |
1993 World Trade Center bombing
ⓘ
Bojinka plot ⓘ assassination plot against Pope John Paul II in the Philippines ⓘ plot to bomb multiple U.S.-bound airliners over the Pacific ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment without possibility of parole plus 240 years ⓘ |
| targetedCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| trainedIn | explosives ⓘ |
| trialHeldIn | New York City ⓘ |
| usedFalseIdentity | Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ramzi Yousef Description of subject: Ramzi Yousef is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ramzi Yousef
linked to: Ramzi Yousef
subject linked to:
Bojinka means loud bang or explosion in Serbo-Croatian
subject linked to:
Bojinka means loud bang or explosion in Serbo-Croatian
subject linked to:
Ramzi Yusuf
linked to: Ramzi Yousef